It is and will continue to be Car Week in Monterey, California. The event attracts more rich people than a shoefly pie attracts flies and more nice cars than some other folksy analogy. And fortunately for us, many of those are Volkswagens or just barely closely enough related to VW for us to feature them. Here are the ten best ones.
Dune buggies aren’t all that rare, but a real Meyers Manx is becoming a rarer sight. And seeing one in such fine fettle warms the cockles of our hearts. Just looking at this pristine Manx gives us fantasies of the endless summer, starting a beach party and kicking sand in the face of some neighborhood toughs before heading out to the pop shop. Offered without reserve, this one is expected to go for only $30,000-$40,000.
Designed for the Targa Florio and the Nurburgring 1,000 KM, the 908 won both events, launching Porsche onto a manufacturer’s title in 1970. This one, chassis 003, was used before races to figure out how best to setup the cars for races. Driven by factory drivers Jurgen Barth, Brian Redman, and Jo Siffert, this car has provenance coming out the ying yang. As such, it’s expected to take home a lofty $3,500,000 to $4,500,000.
It’s not always the more the better, as this 11-window Kombi proves. Twice bedoored, this is one of only a handful of walkthrough Kombis from 1958. With bucket seats, too, swing-open Safari front windows, and a steel roof rack, this green on green Kombi has more features than you could shake a stick at. And with a flawless restoration, it’s sure to take home the big bucks, that’s to say $90,000-$110,000.
1976 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 Periscopio
The Periscopio is the OG Countach. Basically, the concept Countach made real, this only the 86th first-gen Countach ever made. What’s also interesting is that it was first bought in Canada by a paraplegic who installed hand controls. The next buyer kept it in a climate controlled garage and babied it, leaving it in great condition. It won second place at the 2013 Concours d’Elegance in the Lamborghini Class. It’s expected to sell for around $1,000,000.
Finished in satin black with red pin striping, this custom Beetle features a 1,641 cc engine topped with a Bocar carb, Bosch coil, and dual exhausts. Although it’s anything but original, the builder hasn’t gone overboard. With a Blaupunkt radio, a 4-speed trans, and a pretty restrained interior (minus the color), this Beetle walks the line between custom and Wolfsburg really well. Expect it to sell for $30,000-$45,000.
1973 Porsche 911 Carrerra RS 2.7 Lightweight
Lightweight. Is there any sweeter word in sports car design? In English, Italian, or in any language it promises so many performance improvements that other words just can’t keep up. And the marriage of air-cooled Porsche to “lightweight,” along with its promises of speed, promises another thing: money. And lots of it. Nearly $1,000,000 of it according to the experts.
1959 Volkswagen Deluxe 23-Window Bus
Okay, sometimes it is about how many windows you got. This near-perfect restoration is only 200 miles old. Before that, it had spent its life in the woods of Oregon before going in for a full-rotisserie resto. Now it still has a 40 hp engine, still has drums all around, and a period-correct Mohair headliner. Comes with a certificate of authenticity from VW and 400 pictures of the build. Estimates range from $165,000 to $180,000.
With 590 hp coming from a 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 (the most powerful motor Lamborghini had ever produced to that point) the Diablo GTR is capable of hitting 210 mph. One of only 30, these cars were designed to be raced and so had weight stripped off, rigidity added, and handling improved. This one was raced by Reiter Engineering in the 2002 Supertrophy series (now Supertrofeo). Then in 2013, it went in for a full restoration. Every single part was either replaced or reconditioned and now it’s yours for an estimated $580,000 to $780,000.
Long the unwanted step-child of the Porsche fleet, the 914 was the result of an unholy union (which couldn’t really be unholy given, you know, history, but whatever Porsche people are weird) between Porsche and Volkswagen. A mid-engine, rear wheel drive sports car, it should have been a hit, but people complained about the small, VW flat four providing the power. This one comes with two extra cylinders bumping the power up to a neck-straining 108 hp. People are finally catching onto the appeal of these cars so values are on the rise. Unfortunately, there is no professional estimate on this car, but it will doubtless go for something that purists will call ridiculous, and will doubtless sell again for even more after that.
2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
The Grand Sport Vitesse was one of the Veyron’s last outings and featured the most ridiculous version of the already ridiculous W16 engine, making 1,200 hp. Routing power to all four wheels, that was good for a 0-60 time of 2.4 seconds and a top speed of 254 mph. And as a targa-topped, mid-engine car finished in black and orange and the result of a union between VW and a historically important race car manufacturer, this is basically the same thing as the above 914/6, but with more of everything. Estimates on this range from $2,700,000 to $3,000,000.
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